Made in Tyne & Wear
| Made in Tyne & Wear | |
|---|---|
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| Launched | 12 November 2014 |
| Owned by | Made Television |
| Picture format | 576i (16:9 SDTV) |
| Audience share |
Local TV Macro Network:[Note 1] 0.01% (September 2015, BARB) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Broadcast area | Tyne and Wear |
| Headquarters | University of Sunderland, St. Peters, Sunderland |
| Sister channel(s) |
Made in Bristol Made in Cardiff Made in Leeds Made in Teesside |
| Website | www.madeintyneandwear.tv |
Availability | |
| Terrestrial | |
| Freeview | Channel 8 |
| Satellite | |
| Sky | Channel 117 |
| Cable | |
| Virgin Media | Channel 159 |
Made in Tyne & Wear is a local television station based in Sunderland. It broadcasts across Tyne and Wear, as well as covering into parts of Northumberland & County Durham. Its broadcast footprint stretches from Alnwick to Bishop Auckland.
Made in Tyne & Wear started broadcasting on Freeview channel 8 on 12 November 2014, and launched on Sky channel 117 and Virgin Media channel 159 on 24 November.[1]
According to its official viewing figures, the station is watched by over 235,000 people every week.
History
In May 2012, media regulator Ofcom extended the invitation for local operators in cities across the United Kingdom to operate a new local television service in their area.[2]
In February 2013, Ofcom announced that Made in Tyne & Wear had won the licence to operate the local TV service for the Newcastle area to be broadcast on channel 8.[3] It is set to become one of nineteen new stations to launch across the country in 2014.[4]
Made in Tyne & Wear is part of the Made Television network, which also launched channels in Bristol, Cardiff and Leeds in 2014.
Programming
Made in Tyne & Wear broadcasts a wide range of programming, filling a 24-hour schedule every day of the week, with news, current affairs, entertainment, culture, sports, property and cookery among its key programming strands.[5]
The station broadcasts a news show, Bulletin, from the Made in Tyne & Wear studio every evening during the week at 6.30 pm and 9 pm. The Lowdown, a nightly magazine show on local life, culture, arts and human interest stories is one of its flagship programmes, airing at 7 pm every evening during the week.
Made is home to the NYFA's Top Five. Where the NYFA's apprentices review short films sent in from directors all across the country.
A popular programme on Made in Tyne and Wear is #Ourcreativenorth, designed to celebrate the creative and digital media sector in the North East of England. The show is directed by Andrew Roughan and produced by Ben Ervine.
People
People included on the channel are:
- Andy Sixsmith (born 6 October 1987) - presenter
- Dan Charles (born 4 July 1988) - presenter
- Hazel Pude (born 8 December 1991) - presenter
- Katie Bulmer-Cooke (born 8 February 1990) - presenter
- Mel Crawford (born 18 April 1989) - presenter
- Peter Darrant (born 10 August 1987) - presenter
- Peter Grant (born 5 June 1986) - presenter
- Sarah Colley (born 11 December 1992) - news editor
- Tim Bryn Smith (born 28 November 1991) - voice-over presenter
- Zoe Muldoon (born 18 January 1992) - journalist
Studios
Made in Tyne & Wear is based at the David Puttnam Media Centre at the University of Sunderland.
References
- Notes
- ↑ Audience data for Local TV channels across England, Wales & N. Ireland are measured and reported together, as "Local TV Macro Network".
- Sources
- ↑ Robinson, Paul (15 February 2013). "Leeds United lose out in race to run local TV channel". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ Ofcom. "Licensing Local Television – Statement". Ofcom. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
- ↑ "Ofcom awards Leeds local TV licence". Ofcom. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ O'Brien, Mark (14 May 2013). "Made in Leeds: the next milestone for broadcasting from the North". Guardian Northerner. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
- ↑ Made in Leeds TV. "Made in Leeds TV L-DTPS Application" (PDF). Ofcom. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
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